Part 1

Do you know what next week is? I'm sure you do because I am expecting anniversary gifts and cards in the mail, and you should have posted them at least 1 week ago to make sure they arrive on time. If you are still in the dark you are banned from my blog until further notice...

Next week, Monday to be exact, I will have been in Korea for 6 months. SIX MONTHS! I am finished half of my contract, if I were to sneak away in the middle of the night, they wouldn't even be able to hold me liable for my airfare here, now I am at the point where I start working towards my airfare home. I have no idea where the time went, it seems like just yesterday I was looking out the window of the plane all teary eyed thinking I was completely insane and that this could potentially be the slowest year of my life. (At least when you expect the worst you are never disappointed!)

Anyhow because I have been here six months and everyone uses the six month here as a major marker it has made me a bit homesick. (quit doing cartwheels mom, I said a bit!) So my next few postings are going to centre around the momentus occasion of Six Months In Korea!

First Installment: In the past six months...

• I have learned to appreciate children, somewhat
• I have probably doubled, if not tripled, the total amount of rice that I've consumed throughout my entire life
• I've learned to hulahoop
• I have made it to level four in French through Durham online courses
• I beat the game of Fish Tycoon and found all six magical fish
• I have broken an MP3 player, a digital camera and a hair straightener
• I have bought 3 house plants (1 of which is still living)
• I have received 15 cards and/or care packages from various people (THANK YOU!)
• I have sent 7 kids into the hall for not listening to me (including a girl on crutches)
• I have learned to tolerate, if not enjoy, the taste of beer
• I have forgotten the art of tipping and table manners
• I have become one of those people that have a cell phone glued to hand and send and receive text messages like its my job
• I have had Korean women steal my beauty products
• I have stolen a Starbucks mug from a historical street (revenge!)
• I have experienced an event called MudFest and enjoyed it
• I have gone through 3 boxes of Tide, yet not made a dent in my Baking Soda: http://along4theride.blogspot.com/2006/07/and-you-thought-i-was-kidding.html
• I have posted 111 blogs (am I boring you yet????!!!!!)

Stay tuned....